Dakaba Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Dakaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
India51:153,413,076951,030
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dakaba (39) may also be a first name.

Dakaba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dakaba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dakaba (Marathi: डाकबा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakaba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Dakaba reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 39 people.

The surname Dakaba is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Dakaba is mostly found in: Benue, where 67 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 11 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 30 percent reside and India, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhakaba92100/
Dakhaba9218/
Dakabai921/
Dakabhai86983/
Dakhabai8611/
Dhakabai861/
Dekaba8363/
Dakabo8352/
Dakeba8311/
Dakoba8311/
Dokaba835/
Dacaba832/
Dakabi832/
Dakabe832/
Dakabhaih8066/
Dhakabhai807/
Dakabhaiy803/
Dakabhath801/
Daikoba77383/
Daskabi77109/
Dakobai7718/
Dakabou7710/
Dokabah778/
Dakavay775/
Dakkava771/
Dhaqaba771/
Dakouba771/
Dakaibe771/
Dakabhi771/
Datkoba771/
Dakebai771/
Dhakabe771/
Dakhobai714/
Dhakaboy711/
Dahkeiba711/
Dhakavah711/
Deukabai711/
Dekabhai711/
Dekeba672,747/
Dacoba67335/
Dakobo67114/
Dakhampha6761/
Dakkhobai6711/
Dakavy672/
Dacava672/
Dacabo672/
Decaba672/
Dekoba671/
Dokoba671/
Dakobi671/
Dekabo671/
Dakebo671/
Dokabi671/
Doukaibai671/

Dakaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakaba in the Marathi language
डाकबाdakaba-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dakaba
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